6398 Timhunter
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker, D. H. Levy |
| Discovery date | February 10, 1991 |
| Designations | |
| Named after | Tim Hunter |
| Alternative names | 1991 CD1 |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 428.842 Gm (2.867 AU) |
| Perihelion | 272.253 Gm (1.820 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 350.547 Gm (2.343 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Orbital period | 1310.179 d (3.59 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 19.21 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 238.345° |
| Inclination | 23.887° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 129.151° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Geometric albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~182 K |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
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6398 Timhunter is a main belt asteroid. It is named for the American astronomer Tim Hunter.
External links
- (English) MPC Orbit (MPCORB) Database
- (English) - Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Small-Body Database Browser
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